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Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier

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With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite a name for itself in the short time it has been on the market since it was founded in 2012. And then building direct relationships with the community we serve,” she told Retail Dive.

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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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Part of our mission is to improve the quality of life in our communities. This forces many operations to continue using cash. GFA spent time researching how Colorado was affected after it legalized recreational marijuana in 2012: The state’s marijuana businesses were often beset by break-ins, robberies and even murders.

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Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why

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“This law, while enormously beneficial to public and environmental health, meant that many independent truck drivers would have to cease operating if they could not afford to retrofit or replace their trucks,” Urrutia noted. is created in the economy in the form of new wages, new spending and additional tax revenue.

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

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Royal monetary policy was conducted by practitioners recruited from the moneychangers and nascent banking community. This is done by ensuring money is produced according to the strictest standards and avoiding manipulating it to the king’s benefit ( inflation tax ). Medieval monetary policy operated without a central bank.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: France Fines Amazon And Google $164 Million; Australia Warns Facebook And Google To Pay News Firms 

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An Amazon representative said, per the report, “We continuously update our privacy practices to ensure that we meet the evolving needs and expectations of customers and regulators and fully comply with all applicable laws in every country in which we operate.”. Facebook and Google Could Face Large Fines With Potential Australian Legislation.

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FTC Puts The Smackdown On Fake Online Reviews

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million judgement on the defendants in this fake online review case — though, if the company pays $50,000 to the agency, as well as “certain unpaid income tax obligations,” that full judgement amount will be suspended. The power of online reviews go beyond large, distantly located eCommerce operations, too. Power of Reviews.

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What Apple Didn’t Tell You Last Week

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Stockholm is the largest city in the small country of Sweden that’s famous for a few other things, too: charming and beautiful people, long dark winters, short but amazing summers, generous government and social benefits, and having one of the most progressive tax systems in the world. times the average Swedish income.

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